Supreme Alchemist-Chapter 2471 - 2461: The Matter Concludes

Watching a group of black-clothed men follow Long Yan out of the inn, Long Yan said nothing. He merely cast a cold gaze at the inn. During the earlier battle, Long Yan suddenly remembered a technique he had yet to use, one that had always been stored within the Martial God Array—a Divine Fire.

This Divine Fire was something Long Yan rarely used nowadays, which nearly made him forget he had such a technique. Rat 2 only saw a wisp of colorful flames appear in Long Yan’s hand, containing a power so formidable that even the black-clothed squad leader had to take notice.

There was nothing else to it; this Divine Fire was simply too terrifying. The black-clothed squad leader, being a cultivator, naturally had a rough sense of this kind of power. As for Rat 2, being of the Demon Race, he naturally had an instinctual awareness of power that made one’s heart palpitate.

"Today you don’t need to keep guard here anymore."

Flame belongs to yang and is naturally the existence of righteous energy between heaven and earth. This Divine Fire was also the best method to deal with ghost demons, an innate nemesis. At the very least, Long Yan firmly believed that such ghost demons, which had not yet formed their climate, had no way to cope with his Divine Fire.

Rat 2 was momentarily stunned when he heard Long Yan say this, only to watch as the Divine Fire in Long Yan’s hand slithered into the inn like a winding little snake. The inn, which was originally all wood, suddenly turned into a fireball in an instant.

The golden light in Long Yan’s eyes grew intense. Although the entire inn turned into a fireball, it did not ignite other buildings as one might expect; then countless rays of light instantly gathered within the inn.

"Cluck, cluck... roar!"

Two dreadful cries emanated from the inn, sounds that made one’s scalp tingle in the middle of the night.

The black-clothed squad leader was speechless, clearly not expecting Long Yan to possess such power. Such a cultivator was not something novices who had just stepped into the cultivation world could handle. At the same time, a hint of resentment toward the mayor arose in the squad leader’s heart.

The massive fireball in the small town naturally attracted attention, and soon the murmuring of the crowd could be heard.

"A fire broke out."

Because the fire was not good news, people referred to it differently calling it "a fire broke out", but even if it wasn’t the Divine Fire that burned like this, there was no way to remedy it. With no other houses burned, the residents of the small town merely made token efforts.

After all, it wasn’t their home, so there was no need to exert great effort to save it, was there?

"It seems I can’t stay here any longer."

Rat 2 smiled wryly. Initially, he stayed at the inn only to repay the Landlady for her kindness in helping him become a demon. He had guarded it alone for dozens of years after his family left. Looking at the fireball before him, Rat 2 felt a sense of liberation.

And then, maybe he would return to the mountains. As Rat 2 thought this, a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

Long Yan noticed Rat 2’s expression and smiled slightly.

"It seems there is a domain of the Demon Race in the Demon Beast Mountain Range."

After hearing Long Yan’s words, Rat 2 nodded happily. Having lived in the small town for so long, he knew about this. The Demon Race would leave their breath along the way, so he need not worry about finding his own clan.

"Go."

Those two light words struck Rat 2’s heart like a small hammer. He took two steps back, bowed deeply to Long Yan, and then turned to leave the small town without looking back. Now that the Cannibal Inn had disappeared, he had no reason to stay in the town.

A huge figure staggered toward the doorway with a shrill howl. It seemed to be none other than Zhao Wuhun, who had caused Long Yan quite a bit of trouble. A figure in red clothes still clung to him, but now both the red clothes and Zhao Wuhun were engulfed in much Divine Fire.

Under such circumstances, both appeared like fireballs. Though the laughter sounded unresolved, Zhao Wuhun no longer had the strength to take another step and collapsed with a clang. The Divine Fire would consume him entirely. As for that ghost demon, it only let out a cluck of laughter. Neither of them would exist in this mercenary town from now on.

Long Yan turned his head, finding that the black-clothed squad leader had vanished. Clearly, upon seeing Long Yan’s power, the black-clothed squad leader had lost any desire to contend with him and quietly retreated to his lair.

Long Yan didn’t pay much attention to the group, knowing he would eventually confront the mayor, which meant another chance to encounter those black-clothed men. However, the pressing matter was to find a pub for lodging, but where to find one at this hour?

This problem truly stumped Long Yan as he stood in the street in a disarray.

Early the next morning, Long Yan pushed open the gate of the Mercenary Guild. Even though it was early morning, the Mercenary Guild was already a sea of people. Though not the same bunch of mercenaries drinking and having fun as before, there were still many there to pick or hand in tasks.

Long Yan stood bored at the back of the crowd. Today he had come to submit a task, but this time he also wanted to take the Earth-level mercenary exam. His journey to the Cannibal Inn probably taught Long Yan what the mercenary’s daily routine was like.

"Hello, what would you like to handle?"

At the counter was the same Receptionist from last time. Upon seeing Long Yan, her eyes lit up slightly. She remembered that last time this young man had taken the task of exploring the Cannibal Inn, a task that troubled many Earth-level mercenaries. Could Long Yan, a Human Level Mercenary, have completed it?

"Submit task."

Long Yan handed over his Identity Card while explaining the matter with the Cannibal Inn Landlady. However, he didn’t mention Zhao Wuhun or the black-clothed men’s involvement, as Long Yan planned to deal with that himself.

"So that’s what happened, then was last night’s big fire at the Cannibal Inn started by you?"

Long Yan nodded indifferently. That ghost demon should have turned to dust and vanished. From now on, the Cannibal Inn would no longer exist in the mercenary town.

The Receptionist’s formal smile turned into a look of surprise. She hadn’t expected that Long Yan had resolved the ghost stories of the Cannibal Inn. She felt she might have underestimated him.

"By the way, this time I want to take the Earth-level mercenary examination."

Long Yan casually made up something about having some insights while realizing the realm of heaven and earth, leading to a slight advancement in cultivation. His nonsense actually left the girl at the counter dazed, taking Long Yan for a prodigy. She then got another Receptionist to fill her position and walked out from behind the counter herself.

"Come, I’ll take you to the examination."

With that, she led the way toward a wooden door behind them.

"Wait a moment!"

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